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Lowes Home Improvement # 2806

Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less — Electrical burns, unspecified — COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lowes Home Improvement # 2806 in COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
Employer Lowes Home Improvement # 2806 Report ID 2019066402
Address 701 North Academy Blvd City, State ZIP COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 80909
Event Date June 25, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less Source of Injury Electrical wiring-building
Industry (NAICS) 444110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.84000, -104.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee was fixing a leak under a break room sink when the employee was shocked and burned by 110 voltage. The employee recoiled and hit their head. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 25, 2019, a worker at Lowes Home Improvement # 2806 in COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less, with electrical wiring-building identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 84 severe injury reports involving "Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less" incidents in our database. Browse all Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less injuries.

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